OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Table Of Contents
- Why this handbook is so important!
- Warnings and Safety Regulations
- Alarm System
- The system
- Use of the hand-held transmitter
- Self-diagnosis
- Use when staying in the cab
- Deactivation loadspace detection superstructure/trailer
- The system LED
- Loss of hand-held transmitter
- System does not respond to hand-held transmitter
- Battery, hand-held transmitters
- Maintenance
- Disconnecting the vehicle battery
- Cab, Instruments and Controls
- Cab
- Entering and leaving the vehicle
- Doors
- Electrically operated windows
- Mirrors
- Electrical mirror adjustment
- Windscreen wiper blades
- Bunks
- Roof console - oddments shelves
- Tool boxes/storage compartments
- Roof hatch
- Adjusting roof spoiler
- Sun visors
- Stepwell lighting
- Interior lighting
- Bunk lamp
- Dashboard
- Instrument panel
- Warning indicators
- Control panel
- Control panel of heating/ventilation system
- Air conditioning switch
- Fan speed selector switch
- Temperature adjustment
- Air distribution selector switch
- Centre console
- Roof console
- Left-hand steering column switch
- Right-hand steering column switch
- Steering column switch, engine brake
- Adjustable steering column
- Auxiliary cab heater (air heating)
- Seats
- Master Display
- Inspections and Maintenance
- Overview of daily checks
- Opening the front panel
- Engine oil level
- Topping up coolant
- Screen washer reservoir fluid level
- Air filter indicator
- Wheels and tires
- Lighting and instruments
- Driver's seat and mirrors
- Trailer vehicle
- Overview of weekly checks
- Clutch fluid level
- Power steering fluid level
- Brake system air drier
- Draining the water separator
- Batteries
- General maintenance
- Lubricating fifth wheel/trailer coupling
- Cab maintenance
- Cleaning
- Preventative maintenance before the winter season
- Diesel fuel
- Cab heater
- Windscreen washer reservoir
- Maintenance after the winter season
- Cooling system
- Coupling and Uncoupling
- Driving
- General
- Steering lock/contact/starter switch
- Glow system
- Starting procedure
- Immobiliser fault
- Engine speed control
- Cruise control
- Vehicle speed limitation for special applications
- Driving style
- Differential lock
- Steering
- RAS-EC system
- ASR (Anti Slip Control)
- ABS brakes
- Parking brake and service brake
- Engine brake
- Stopping
- Manual Gearbox
- Automatic Gearbox
- Air suspension
- Emergency repairs
- Vehicle tool kit
- Tilting the cab
- Replacing the poly-V belt
- Replacing the fuel fine filter
- Bleeding the fuel system
- Draining the water separator
- Releasing the parking brake
- Wheel winch
- Jacking up the front axle
- Jacking up the rear axle
- Changing the wheel
- Tire inflating connection
- Towing
- Replacing bulbs
- Fuses and relays
- Technical Data and Identification
- Consumer Information
- Alphabetical index
Consumer Information
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FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD CERTIFICATION LABEL
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations require a label
certifying compliance with Federal Safety Standards, for United States and U.S.
Territories, be affixed to each motor vehicle and prescribe where such label may be
located.This certification label, which indicates the date of manufacture and other
pertinent information, is located on the left hand cab door post.
How To Order Parts
When you need replacement parts for your Peterbilt vehicles, contact your nearest
authorized Peterbilt dealer, who may be located from the “Peterbilt Authorized U.S.
and Canadian Dealers” listing (Cat. No. 5212).
When you order, it is IMPORTANT than you have the following information ready:
Your name and address.
Serial number of the truck.
The name of the part you need.
The name and number of the component for which the part is required.
The quantity of parts you need.
How you want your order shipped.
NHTSA Consumer Information
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires that the following
information be included in the owner’s manual of motor vehicles manufactured after
September 1, 1990:
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could
cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Peterbilt Motors Company.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds
that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy
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